Alabama makes a statement, remains No. 1

Already No. 1 in the nation, Alabama emphatically reclaimed the top spot in the state.

Already No. 1 in the nation, Alabama emphatically reclaimed the top spot in the state.

Glen Coffee rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown and Nick Saban's Crimson Tide snapped a six-year Iron Bowl losing streak with a 36-0 win over bitter rival Auburn on Saturday, the biggest margin in the series in 46 years.

The dominant win set the stage for Alabama (12-0, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) to face No. 2 Florida in the league championship game with a berth in the BCS national title game on the line.

The loss left Auburn (5-7, 2-6) shut out of a bowl game for the first time in nine years and cast another shadow on the decade-long tenure of coach Tommy Tuberville. Auburn, which had been 7-2 under Tuberville in the rivalry, has lost six of the last seven games after starting the season ranked in the top 10.

(2) Florida 45, (23) Florida St. 15

Tim Tebow's white uniform was stained with grass, mud and some garnet-colored paint.

Maybe Tebow should have thrown a little of that Florida State gold on there for good measure. After all, that would have been a better indication of how he played against the Seminoles.

Tebow threw three touchdown passes, ran for 80 yards and another score, and the second-ranked Gators thumped No. 23 Florida State in sloppy conditions at Tallahassee.

Florida (11-1) has won eight straight.

The Eagles piled on by beating Maryland 28-21, ending Florida State's chance of getting to the ACC championship game.

Kansas 40, (12) Missouri 37

Todd Reesing got hit so hard during the game that his eyes rolled up in his head, making his coach think he had been knocked out. He spent the postgame in the training room getting stitches for a gash in his hand.

The Yellow Jackets unleashed their triple-option offense on Georgia with devastating results.

Roddy Jones rushed for a career-best 214 yards and a couple of touchdowns. Jonathan Dwyer ran for 144 and two scores of his own. When it was done, No. 18 Georgia Tech had overcome a 16-point halftime deficit to stun the 13th-ranked Bulldogs, its first win in the series since 2000.

'Growing up, all I heard about was how great Georgia was,' said Jones, a redshirt freshman. 'It's great to be part of a team that ends the streak.'

Georgia lost despite Matthew Stafford tying a school record with five touchdown passes.

(7) Texas Tech 35, Baylor 28

Graham Harrell capped a 21-point rally for Texas Tech with a touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter and the seventh-ranked Red Raiders kept their hopes for a Big 12 South title alive.

Texas Tech lost All-American Michael Crabtree to a right foot injury, but got a 1-yard TD run by Shannon Woods, a 3-yard touchdown run by Baron Batch and a Harrell's 4-yard TD pass.

(16) Cincinnati 30, Syracuse 10

The Bearcats gathered in the end zone amid tightly-packed fans to hoist the trophy that represents their first Big East title during their fourth season in the league.

'We got smacked around our first year in the Big East,' said receiver Mardy Gilyard, munching on an orange he plucked from the artificial turf. 'I'm at a loss for words. It's just utter bliss.'

The Bearcats (10-2, 6-1) are headed to a BCS bowl for the first time in their history.

(20) Boston CLG 28, Maryland 21

Billy Flutie, the Boston College backup quarterback and nephew of Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie, threw for a 9-yard touchdown on a fake field goal to lead the Eagles to a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game.

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